Madeley - Darch · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Walkability in Madeley - Darch

How much of daily life sits within a walk of home — a transparent 0–10 walkability score and the everyday destinations you can reach on foot: shops, public transport, schools, parks and health services, plus the streets and terrain in between.

Fewer than half of homes in Madeley - Darch pass the 15-minute-city test, with only 45.6% of residents able to reach five or more essential services on foot. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 64.0%. While the area is rated as somewhat walkable, daily errands often require a car.

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📍 Madeley - Darch, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Madeley - Darch sits — Walkability score

4.6 Somewhat walkable
  • 0.0–0.4: 41 areas
  • 0.4–0.7: 31 areas
  • 0.7–1.1: 51 areas
  • 1.1–1.4: 56 areas
  • 1.4–1.8: 55 areas
  • 1.8–2.1: 65 areas
  • 2.1–2.5: 78 areas
  • 2.5–2.9: 65 areas
  • 2.9–3.2: 93 areas
  • 3.2–3.6: 90 areas
  • 3.6–3.9: 82 areas
  • 3.9–4.3: 119 areas
  • 4.3–4.6: 122 areas
  • 4.6–5.0: 113 areas
  • 5.0–5.4: 127 areas
  • 5.4–5.7: 140 areas
  • 5.7–6.1: 127 areas
  • 6.1–6.4: 149 areas
  • 6.4–6.8: 137 areas
  • 6.8–7.1: 130 areas
  • 7.1–7.5: 121 areas
  • 7.5–7.9: 99 areas
  • 7.9–8.2: 79 areas
  • 8.2–8.6: 103 areas
  • 8.6–8.9: 69 areas
  • 8.9–9.3: 52 areas
  • 9.3–9.6: 44 areas
  • 9.6–10.0: 15 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Madeley - Darch — somewhat walkable of areas.

Walkability score compared with the state and national average
Madeley - Darch4.6
6065, WA 4.8
Western Australia 5.4

Walking times to everyday amenities

Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Madeley - Darch by walking time to the nearest amenity of each type, on an elevation-aware pedestrian network. How we calculate this →

The score

The overall walkability score and how much of daily life is a short walk away.

The walkability score is 4.6, which is a little below the state figure of 5.4. On average, there are only 4.1 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, a result that is well below the Western Australian average of 5.2.

4.6

Somewhat walkable of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

A 0–10 score for how much of daily life sits within an easy walk of the average home — weighing how close groceries, public transport, cafés, parks, health services, schools, culture and everyday services are, and how many of each. Walking times are measured on an elevation-aware pedestrian network, so hills count against reach. The methodology page describes how the score is put together.

4.1

Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

How many of the eight everyday amenity types — groceries, food & drink, health, schools, parks, culture, everyday services and public transport — the average home can reach on foot within 15 minutes, out of 8.

45.6%

Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of local homes that can reach at least five of the eight everyday amenity types within a 15-minute walk — the "15-minute city" test. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.

What's in walking distance

How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.

Public transport is very accessible, with 92.6% of homes within a 10-minute walk, far above the state average. However, access to other essentials is much harder, as health services are within a 15-minute walk for only 23.4% of homes, far below the state's 48.5%.

Streets & terrain

Amenity density, how well the streets connect, and how hilly the walk is.

There are 23.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the state figure of 16.6. The area has 189 intersections per square kilometre and the typical terrain slope is 6.6%, which is about the same as across Western Australia.

23.2

Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Walkable amenities — shops, cafés, parks, health services, schools, cultural and community places, everyday services and public-transport stops — per 1,000 residents. Measures how much is around, apart from how far it is to walk there.

6.6%

Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Average terrain slope across the area, as a percent grade. Steeper ground shortens how far people will walk; it is already folded into the walkability score through the elevation-aware pedestrian network, and is shown here on its own for context.

Sources

  • Walkability (OpenStreetMap, GTFS, ACARA & G-NAF, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, state transport agencies, ACARA & Geoscape Australia, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Madeley - Darch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031305/madeley-darch/topic/walkability